Russian companies have for years relied on migrant workers from typically less affluent ex-Soviet states – Armenia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.

Ukraine's Energy Ministry banned electricity imports from Russia and Belarus, saying neither country was a member of the Energy Community of South-East Europe.

This transformation of the city is somewhat remarkable, and change has always been a constant here. It has had six names since its first mention in 1830 and four in just the last three decades.

Bank of Georgia is one of the two biggest commercial banks in Georgia and is listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Total assets rose by 2.3 percent to 32.797 billion manats, while total liabilities increased by 2.6 percent to 28.066 billion manats.

The pipeline between Greece and Bulgaria is TAP's 182-kilometre interconnector that will bring around 1 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas from Azerbaijan to Bulgaria, providing between 25 and 30 percent of the European country's gas needs.